n. [ NL. ] 1. A suspensory. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) The cord which suspends the embryo; and which is attached to the radicle in the young state; the proembryo. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Suspensoria [ NL. ] (Anat.) Anything which suspends or holds up a part: especially, the mandibular suspensorium (a series of bones, or of cartilages representing them) which connects the base of the lower jaw with the skull in most vertebrates below mammals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Suspended; hanging; depending. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending; as, a suspensory muscle. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a suspensorium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. suspensoir, suspensoire. ] That which suspends, or holds up, as a truss; specifically (Med.), a bandage or bag for supporting the scrotum. [ 1913 Webster ]